Jets fans can only laugh as 49ers settle for Keenan Allen after Garrett Wilson dreams

For what feels like the third consecutive year, New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson was at the center of trade rumors leading into the NFL trade deadline. Partly because of how bad the Jets have been, but also because fans of other teams dreamt of adding him to their lineup.

This year, it was the San Francisco 49ers fans who were the most vocal about a Wilson trade. Despite multiple reporters definitively saying the Jets' WR1 was going nowhere, there were some out there who insisted the Niners would be able to pry him away with a lucrative enough offer.

On an episode of Up & Adams in October, 49ers analyst Rob Guerrera said that Wilson could've been had for a single first-round draft pick. His reasoning? The Jets are going "nowhere fast."

Hey, Guerrera, please enjoy 34-year-old Keenan Allen. Hope he provides the kind of boost to the passing game you were looking for.

Another trade deadline comes and goes with Garrett Wilson on the New York Jets

Unfortunately for fans around the league, November 10 has come and gone, and Wilson is still a member of the Jets. San Francisco's big move was dealing for Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Allen, who is in his 14th NFL season.

That's no disrespect to Allen, who has had a legendary career in the league. But it's not unfair to say his best days are behind him. Surely, Kyle Shanahan, one of the brightest offensive minds in the NFL, will be able to get the most out of him, but it's fun to point and laugh at some of the delusional fans who were convinced Wilson was theirs.

The Jets have a plan for the future, regardless of the laughingstock that the Jets are right now, and Wilson is a key factor in it.

Garrett Wilson will be the New York Jets' next QB's best friend

It's no secret that the Jets are going to be drafting a quarterback next April. They've been building the foundation for several years now, and they finally seem ready to make that draft pick for the third time in the last nine years.

Wilson, as the No. 1 wide receiver on the team, will be that young quarterback's safety blanket. We saw what the Jets' offense looked like without him in the mix in Week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs, and it wasn't pretty.

Trading Wilson would only set the Jets back further in their hunt to develop a franchise quarterback, and it was always silly that 49ers fans thought they could snag him in a trade.

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